The Mount St. Mary's men's lacrosse team downed St. Joseph's,
8-2, in the championship game of the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference Tournament to earn the school's first-ever bid to the
NCAA Tournament. The Mount dominated the first half, leading 7-0
at the break. It's the Mount's second MAAC Tournament title over
the past three years.

Sophomore Billy Jautze put the Mount ahead, 1-0, 3:31 into the
opening quarter. Ian Cassidy followed with his 20th goal of the
year, and then freshman Matt Warner took over. Warner scored the
next four goals of the game to give the Mount a 6-0 lead. Senior
Josh Warfield's tally with 47 seconds left in the first half gave the
Mount a 7-0 lead.

The Mount (10-7) dominated play in the opening 30 minutes,
outshooting the Hawks, 33-11. St. Joseph's goalkeeper Travis
McDonnell kept his team in the game, making 16 of his 21 saves in
the half.

The Mount controlled the tempo in the second half to cruise to the
win. St. Joseph's (6-9) scored its first goal with 3:04 left in the
third quarter on a goal by Brian Mullan. Kevin McGrann cut the
Mount's lead to 7-2 with 3:37 left in the game, but Warner
completed the scorin with his fifth goal of the game and 11th of
the tournament with 1:42 remaining.

Mount goalkeeper Dave Lambour made 13 saves in the game and
was selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harry
Mendez and Matt Prior were named to the all-tournament team on
defense, Warfield and Ian Cassidy at midfield, and Warner at attack.

The Mount's opponent in the NCAA Tournament will be announced
tonight, May 4, at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN News.